Philip Arthur Bence PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

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And Bultmann repeatedly emphasized that every
preaching event calls for new decision. This thought is
not exclusively Bultmann's, yet he wrote most
emphatically on this point. "The decision of faith is
never final; it needs constant renewal in every fresh
situation."'
Lloyd-Jones also emphasized the need to lead the
hearer to decision. Lloyd-Jones saw eternal significance
in the change preaching potentially brings. One's
destination in the afterlife--heaven or hell--depends on
the response to the proclaimed Gospel. The cruciality of
this decision (resulting from preaching) argues for
placin g Lloyd-Jones furthest to the right on the
spectrum.
Lloyd-Jones. however, also wrote of the need for
preaching which is not directly evangelistic. The
Christian, the one who has already made the life-changing
decision for Christ, requires preaching that will build
him in the faith. This preaching will be largely
informational, though these sermons will also call for
application of the preached truth.
But the overarching goal of preaching, according to
Lloyd-Jones, is "to lead people to salvation, to teach
them how to find God."'"
James Stewart and Harry Emerson Fosdick gave
preaching a slightly different emphasis. Lloyd-Jones
wished "to lead people to salvation." Stewart and
Fosdick sought rather to lead people to a life of faith